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Mahadev betting case: ED conducts fresh raids in Kolkata, freezes Rs 130 cr

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has conducted fresh searches in Kolkata in the Mahadev online betting-linked money laundering case and has frozen securities and deposits worth more than Rs 130 crore. The searches were conducted on Thursday, the agency said in a statement. The case pertains to an ongoing investigation by the federal agency in which a number of high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh are alleged to have been involved. During the searches conducted in Kolkata, securities, bonds and demat accounts worth Rs 130.57 crore were frozen under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED said. The agency has alleged that its probe into the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) gaming and betting app has shown the involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, the state where the two main promoters -- Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal -- of the app hail from. It has said the MOB app is an umbr

Mahadev betting app case: SC gives bail to Chhattisgarh businessman

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave bail to Chhattisgarh-based businessman Sunil Dammani, arrested by the ED in August last year in a money laundering case linked to the Mahadev illegal gambling app, and said it was doing so without getting into the merit of the allegations. A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted that Dammani has been in custody since August 23, 2023 and set aside the Chhattisgarh High Court order denying him bail. "Without saying anything on merits, we are of the view that the appellant may be released on bail subject to bail conditions. "Appellant is ordered to be released on bail if not required in any other investigation, subject to the condition that he shall mark his presence every 15 days at the ED office in the concerned district. The appellant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the trial court," the bench said. As the hearing commenced, Dammani's counsel, senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, told the court that the ...

How illegal sites allowed bets on Lok Sabha election results 2024: Decoded

Offshore websites lured Indian users to place bets ranging from Rs 10 to Rs 10 lakh, reported by mFilterIt

Equity traders seek cues from election shadow bets to combat uncertainty

Weeks before vote counting set for June 4, stock markets are closely tracking shadow-betting platforms that are flourishing nationwide

Mahadev betting app case: Mumbai SIT detains Sahil Khan from Chhattisgarh

The special investigation team of Mumbai cyber cell has detained actor Sahil Khan from Chhattisgarh in connection with the Mahadev betting app case, an official said on Sunday. The actor was apprehended from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after the Bombay High Court rejected his pre-arrest bail plea, he said. Khan was recently questioned by the SIT in connection with the case. The SIT has been conducting a probe into the alleged illegal transactions between certain financial and real estate firms in the state and the promoters of the controversial Mahadev betting app. The size of the scam is about Rs 15,000 crore, as per the first information report (FIR) registered by the police in the case. An investigation is underway against Khan and 31 other individuals. The probe involves examining their bank accounts, mobile phones, laptops, and all technical equipment, according to the police. So far, one person has been arrested in the case and further investigation is underway, t

Mahadev betting scam: After raids, ED freezes assets worth Rs 580 crore

ED probe in the Mahadev online gaming and betting app has indicated the purported involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh

Mahadev app case: Actor Sahil Khan, 3 others summoned for questioning today

In the Mahadev betting app case, there are allegations of fraud of 15,000 crore rupees along with match-fixing, illegal hawala, and cryptocurrency transactions

Mahadev betting app case: Everything known about the Rs 6k cr scam so far

Authorities in Dubai have detained one of the masterminds behind the scam, Ravi Uppal and will be deported to India soon

Mahadev app owner Ravi Uppal detained in Dubai on Interpol's red notice

Ravi Uppal, one of the two main owners of the Mahadev online betting app, has been detained in Dubai by the local police on the basis of a red notice issued by the Interpol at the behest of the ED, official sources said Wednesday. Uppal, 43, was detained last week in that country and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) authorities are in touch with the Dubai authorities to get him deported to India, they said. Uppal is being probed by the ED in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal betting apart from the Chhattisgarh Police and Mumbai Police. The federal probe agency had filed a money laundering charge sheet against Uppal and another promoter of the Internet-based platform, Sourabh Chandrakar, before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Chhattisgarh's Raipur in October. A red notice was subsequently issued by the Interpol on the basis of ED's request. The agency had informed the court in the charge sheet that Uppal has taken a passport of Vanuatu,

Mumbai Police forms special team to investigate 'Mahadev App' case

FIR registered at Matunga police station in the case has been transferred to the Mumbai crime branch

FIR filed in Mahadev betting case, Dabur Group's Burmans deny charges

"Mohit Burman and Gaurav Burman do not know or have ever met the accused mentioned in the FIR being selectively circulated in the media," the spokesperson of Burman Family said

Crackdown on betting apps: Experts remind the need for regulatory oversight

According to AIGF, around 350-400 mn gamers pay to play on gaming platforms in India

Mahadev App: Govt didn't receive any letter seeking ban, says Chandrasekhar

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday rejected the Congress' claim that Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel had first raised the demand to ban the controversial Mahadev App months ago but the Centre failed to act. Chandrasekhar alleged that Congress is creating a "new story" claiming to have written to the Centre two months back only in the wake of the disclosure that those who run this app have paid Rs 508 crore. Hitting back at Congress, the MoS for Electronics and Information Technology alleged the Baghel government deliberately stretched the investigation for one-and-a-half years as they wanted to take out Rs 508 crore from the betting app. Notably, the Centre on Sunday issued blocking orders against the Mahadev app and Reddyannaprestopro along with 20 other illegal betting platforms at the request of the Enforcement Directorate. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the Enforcement Directorate has been investigating the Mahadev

Govt blocks Mahadev app, 21 other illegal betting platforms on ED request

The Centre has issued blocking orders against 22 illegal betting platforms, including Mahadev app and Reddyannaprestopro, on request of Enforcement Directorate, an official statement said on Sunday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged the Chhattisgarh government did not send any request to block these platforms despite having powers to do so. "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued blocking orders against 22 illegal betting apps & websites, including Mahadev Book and Reddyannaprestopro," the statement said. The action follows investigations conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against illegal betting app syndicate and subsequent raids on Mahadev Book in Chhattisgarh, revealing the app's unlawful operations, it added. "Chhattisgarh Government had all the power to recommend shutting down of website/app under Sec 69A IT Act. However, they did not do so and no such request is made by the State Government while ..

ED conducts raids in MP, K'taka, Maharashtra to probe illegal betting apps

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized Rs 46.5 lakh "unaccounted" cash after it carried out raids in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra as part of an investigation against some illegal betting apps. The searches were launched on Friday and locations in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Hubballi (Karnataka) and Mumbai were covered. The ED case stems from an FIR of Madhya Pradesh Police filed against the operations of illegal online betting applications, the central agency said in a statement. Illegal online betting apps such as Dhangames and other 'satta matka' (betting) apps were being operated in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and other parts of the country to lure unsuspecting masses, it said. The apps allowed users to register via a mobile number and transfer money to Dhangames wallet via UPI and indulge in betting. The ED alleged that illegal money generated through these apps were laundered through a web of bogus bank accounts opened by a person named Lokesh Verm

Mahadev betting app case accused held at airport, handed over to Raj cops

A key accused in the Mahadev betting app case, Mrugank Mishra, was detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai by security personnel on his arrival from Dubai, an official said on Monday. Mishra is accused of helping Mahadev betting app promoters open hundreds of dubious bank accounts to divert money generated by the scam. His custody was later taken by a police team from Rajasthan, where he faces a cheating and forgery case related to the Mahadev app matter, the official said. The 25-year-old was apprehended by security personnel at the airport after his arrival from Dubai on Saturday and handed over to the Sahar police in Mumbai. A team of the Pratapgarh police in Rajasthan came to Mumbai on Sunday and took his custody and placed him under arrest, he said. Mishra is wanted in connection with a cheating and forgery case registered at the Pratapgarh police station related to the Mahadev betting app case and a look out circular (LOC) was issued against

Mahadev betting case: What is it and why Ranbir Kapoor has been summoned?

The estimated monetary value of the scam has reached Rs 5,000 crore and may increase as investigation moves forward

I-T dept raids online cricket betting group; finds Rs 600-cr cash turnover

The group was operating in a clandestine manner and had concealed its operations and income from law enforcement agencies, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement

IPL 2020: Betting racket busted in Prayagraj, 5 held; Rs 100,000 recovered

the police teams recovered Rs 1 lakh in cash, a car, and six mobiles from the possession of the accused on the operations carried out on October 16

ED says crackdown on online betting websites found Chinese involvement

Agency seizes Rs 47 crore after searching more than 15 locations in Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai and Pune